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RADIO // Radio Lorca Lorca Extravaganza: Bob Holman, La Bruja, & Simply Rob Radio show A musical, theatrical, spoken word celebration and interpretation of Lorca’s writings and favorite Flamenco, Sevillana & Tango songs performed by some of American’s leading spoken word artists including La Bruja, Simply Rob, & Los Gitanos Juveniles. A musical, theatrical, spoken word celebration and interpretation of Lorca’s writings and favorite Flamenco, Sevillana and Tango songs performed by some of American’s leading spoken word artists, including Bob Holman, La Bruja, Simply Rob, and Los... Originally aired 4/15/13 Listen Read More »	RADIO // Radio Lorca Gonzalo Sobejano, Memoria de Lorca Radio show A lecture by Professor Gonzalo Sobejano in Spanish titled Memoria de Lorca, A través de mis años en la Universidad de Columbia in which he recalls Lorca's time at Columbia University. The event took place April 8, 2013 during the LorcaNYC festival. A lecture by Professor Gonzalo Sobejano in Spanish titled "Memoria de Lorca, A través de mis años en la Universidad de Columbia" in which he recalls Lorca's time at Columbia University. Sobejano is professor emeritus at the Department of Latin... Originally aired 4/15/13 Listen Read More »	RADIO // Clocktower Exhibits & Events After Hours Radio, Room Mate Grace Hotel Hosted by Jeannie Hopper, David Weinstein Radio show A collection of sounds and conversations from participants in our After Hours series event in April 2013 produced in partnership with Times Square Arts featuring a video installation by Marco Brambilla and sound by Cammisa Buerhaus. A collection of sounds and conversations from our live streamcast from the Room Mate Grace Hotel in April 2013 produced by the Clocktower Gallery in partnership with Times Square Arts and media partner Hyperallergic. The program, part of an ongoing... Originally aired 4/12/13 Listen Read More »
RADIO // Historic Audio from the Archives of Charles Ruas Miss MacIntosh, My Darling: Chapter 29: The Butterflies, Part 2, Michael Wager Hosted by Charles Ruas Radio show Michael Wager reads the conclusion of Chapter 29, The Butterflies, of Miss MacIntosh, My Darling, the epic novel by Marguerite Young. Originally recorded in 1976, the chapter is one of the most monumental examples of Young's literary genius. Michael Wager reads Chapter 29 “The Butterflies” of Miss MacIntosh, My Darling by Marguerite Young. Wager (1925-2011) was a Hollywood film and television actor. He appeared in films such as Giv’a 24 Eina Ona (1955), Exodus... Originally aired 4/10/13 Listen Read More »	RADIO // Beyond the Subtitles Pablo Berger, Blancanieves Hosted by Stephen Schaefer Radio show Spanish director Pablo Berger discusses his version of Snow White. It's a black and white silent film, with influences from 1920s matadors. The director reveals that he has spent nearly ten years conceptualizing how he wanted to tell the tale. Blancanieves is an audacious, to say the least, retelling of the classic Snow White story, by Spain's Pablo Berger. He has opted to do so with a cast of actual dwarfs (rather than with digital technologies), in black-and-white, and as a 1920s silent... Originally aired 4/8/13 Listen Read More »	RADIO // Emerging Underground John Orth, Holopaw Hosted by Joe Ahearn Radio show A discussion of musical and artistic projects with the Gainesville, Florida-based singer/bandmember, F.L.A. gallery operator, Modest Mouse collaborator, and friend of the Clocktower, recorded during his adventure with the Headscapes show. Plus music! John Orth sits down with Joe Ahearn during a stop-over in New York and discusses his participation in a number of musical and artistic projects. They discuss F.L.A. gallery in Gainesville, Florida, which he runs with Kelie Bowman (previously of... Originally aired 4/8/13 Listen Read More »
RADIO // Radio Lorca Federico García Lorca: Poet in New York Hosted by Charles Ruas, David Weinstein Radio show A discussion of the Spanish poet and 2013 festival honoring his time in New York in 1929-30 after a traumatic split with Salvador Dalí. Charles Ruas, Mónica de la Torre, and Laura García Lorca outline ideas and events on view 5 April - 21 July, 2013. ARTonAIR.org and the Clocktower Gallery are the official radio partner with the Federico García Lorca Foundation, with the support of Acción Cultural Española, as they mount their months-long festival celebrating the Spanish artist and poet.... Originally aired 4/8/13 Listen Read More »	RADIO // ARTonAIR Interviews Ray Del Savio and Jerry Hoak, Recalling 1993 Hosted by Jeannie Hopper Radio show Jeannie Hopper speaks with 1993 project creators Ray Del Savio and Jerry Hoak of Droga5 about their work and the experience of tracking down symbolic stories from twenty years ago and distributing them via phone, part of a 2013 New Museum exhibition. 1993 was the last time New York displayed the grit that characterized the city during the previous century. Punk still lived on the Bowery and the club scene boomed and busted. Wall Street was turning profits but the money had yet to change the... Originally aired 4/8/13 Listen Read More »	RADIO // Sonoridade Musica Moderna #10 Hosted by Béco Dranoff Radio show Just back from a month–long trip to Brazil, Sonoridade host and producer Béco Dranoff prepared the 10th edition of the Música Moderna series. This time Béco plays selections from new albums and projects he picked up while working in São Paulo & Rio. Just back from a month–long trip to Brazil, Sonoridade host and producer Béco Dranoff prepared the 10th edition of the Música Moderna series. This time Béco plays selections from new albums and projects he picked up while working in São Paulo and... Originally aired 4/4/13 Listen Read More »
RADIO // Turntables on the Hudson Radio Pablo Sanchez Mix Hosted by Nickodemus Radio show Nickodemus offers up this mix by Pablo Sanchez. From Venezuela to Brooklyn and now residing in Barcelona, Sanchez is part of the Turntables on las Ramblas party as a DJ and is also producer for labels such as Lovemonk, Hitop & Wonderwheel Recordings. A mix courtesy of Pablo Sanchez. From Venezuela to Brooklyn and now residing in Barcelona, Sanchez is part of the Turntables on las Ramblas party as a DJ and is also producer for labels such as Lovemonk, Hitop, and Wonderwheel Recordings. In this... Originally aired 4/1/13 Listen Read More »	RADIO // Orbital Mash OM Episode 18 Hosted by Me Raabenstein Radio show Music with a view, selected and presented by Me Raabenstein. Tracks by Danny Elfman, Weinert & Raabenstein and Auntie Flo, Snassen, Headshotboyz, Violet Poison and Ames Sanglantes, Daniel Savio, Brian Eno and more are featured. Enjoy the melody. Music with a view selected and presented by Me Raabenstein. The episode features tracks by Danny Elfman, Weinert & Raabenstein, Auntie Flo, Snassen, Headshotboyz and Lapalux featuring Busdriver, Otik, Violet Poison and Ames Sanglantes, Daniel... Originally aired 4/1/13 Listen Read More »	RADIO // Beyond the Subtitles Gilles Bourdos, Renoir Hosted by Stephen Schaefer Radio show Gilles Bourdos discusses his film, Renoir, which is about a scandalous love triangle between the artist, his son Jean, and his model Andree Heuschling. Schaefer predicts that this movie will among some of the year's best. Could Renoir, a delicate portrait of the great Impressionist painter Auguste Renoir--plus his future filmmaker son Jean and the model they are both entranced by--be the most gorgeous, most beautiful, most glorious movie since Elvira... Originally aired 4/1/13 Listen Read More »
RADIO // ISSUE Project Room Radio Frances-Marie Uitti Hosted by Eve Essex Radio show American born, Netherlands based cello virtuoso Frances-Marie Uitti performs live at ISSUE. Celebrated for her new and innovative experimental music; here she plays compositions by Rocco Di Pietro, Annie Gosfield, György Kurtág, and her own works. A performance by Frances-Marie Uitti, the American born, Netherlands based cello virtuoso, innovator, and champion of new and experimental music, recorded live at ISSUE Project Room in February 2011. The recital features compositions dedicated to... Originally aired 4/1/13 Listen Read More »	RADIO // Soundwalk Collective Ulysses Syndrome: Recordings from the Mediterranean Sea Radio show Soundwalk Collective embarked aboard an old gaff-rigged sailboat equipped with scanners and aerial antennae for a sound odyssey, following the path of Ulysses and recording the Hertzian frequencies along the shores of the Mediterranean basin. In the Fall of 2008 Soundwalk Collective embarked aboard an old gaff-rigged sailboat equipped with scanners and aerial antennae for a sound odyssey recording the Hertzian frequencies along the shores of the Mediterranean basin. Following the ancient... Originally aired 4/1/13 Listen Read More »	RADIO // Black Rock Coalition Radio Laina Dawes, What Are You Doing Here? Hosted by LaRonda Davis, Earl Douglas Radio show A talk with the author of "What Are You Doing Here? A Black Woman's Life And Liberation In Heavy Metal", a book that chronicles racism, sexism and intolerance in the metal scene through tales of cultural displacement and empowerment by women. The BRC crew (LaRonda Davis, Earl Douglas and Darrell McNeill) have a phone chat with Toronto-based journalist, photographer and critic Laina Dawes, author of "What Are You Doing Here? A Black Woman's Life And Liberation In Heavy Metal." Dawes talks... Originally aired 4/1/13 Listen Read More »
RADIO // Historic Audio from the Archives of Charles Ruas Miss MacIntosh, My Darling: Chapter 29: The Butterflies, Part 1, Michael Wager Hosted by Charles Ruas Radio show From the 1976 series, Michael Wager reads Chapter 29, The Butterflies, of Miss MacIntosh, My Darling, the epic novel by Marguerite Young. Of the entire series, this is a top choice to listen to. It's a beautifully mesmerizing story in and of itself. Michael Wager reads Chapter 29 “The Butterflies” of Miss MacIntosh, My Darling by Marguerite Young. Wager (1925-2011) was a Hollywood film and television actor. He appeared in films such as Giv’a 24 Eina Ona (1955), Exodus... Originally aired 4/1/13 Listen Read More »	RADIO // Beyond the Subtitles Gerard Butler: Olympus Has Fallen Hosted by Stephen Schaefer Radio show Scottish actor Gerard Butler discusses his role in the action-thriller "Olympus Has Fallen" and reveals the training, discipline and meticulously itemized bruises, burns and mishaps that are part and parcel of making screen magic. Gerard Butler, the Scots actor who has succeeded in action (300), romance (opposite Jennifer Aniston in The Bounty Hunter) and drama (Law Abiding Citizen with Jamie Foxx) now must save the Free World in Olympus Has... Originally aired 3/25/13 Listen Read More »	RADIO // New River Dramatists Edith Pearlman, Binocular Vision Radio show Film, stage, and TV actor Patricia Randell reads The Story from PEN/Malamud award winning author Edith Pearlman's collection, Binocular Vision. Patricia Randell reads The Story from Edith Pearlman's collection, Binocular Vision. Edith Pearlman received the 2011 PEN/Malamud award for excellence in short fiction, honoring her four collections of stories: Vaquita,... Originally aired 3/25/13 Listen Read More »
RADIO // New York Public Library Deborah Kass and Robert Storr, Before and Happily Ever After Hosted by Arezoo Moseni Radio show Curator and critic Robert Storr joins artist Deborah Kass for a wide ranging informal conversation at the Library in January 2013. This event occured on the occasion of the publication of the monograph Deborah Kass: Before and Happily Ever After. Curator and critic Robert Storr joins artist Deborah Kass for a wide ranging informal conversation at the Library in January 2013. This event occurred on the occasion of the publication of the monograph Deborah Kass: Before and Happily Ever... Originally aired 3/25/13 Listen Read More »	RADIO // Clocktower Exhibits & Events Gamelatron: Clock Mode Radio show A recording of the sounds from the Gamelatron Jalan Jiwo, an automated network of bells, chimes, and gongs that envelops visitors in meditative tones and story-like polyphonies, composed by artist A Taylor Kuffner specially for the Clocktower. In the fall of 2012 artist and compoer A Taylor Kuffner installed his robotic, self-playing Gamelan hybrid in the Clocktower's main gallery. In this site-specific iteration of his creation, called Gamelatron Jalan Jiwo, some forty instruments,... Originally aired 3/25/13 Listen Read More »	RADIO // ARTonAIR Interviews Ben Vida and Lawrence Kumpf Radio show Issue Project Room curator Lawrence Kumpf with composer Ben Vida discussing influences and recent work. Vida's primary source of creation comes from using a synth, which allows him to create "organic forms", plus hear tracks from his previous albums. Issue Project Room's artistic director Lawrence Kumpf sits down with artist and composer Ben Vida whose Clocktower project takes place during February/March 2013. (Then he moves over to Issue to continue the work.) They discuss Vida's work as a... Originally aired 3/25/13 Listen Read More »
RADIO // Joe & Ginny's Jam Sandwich Dana Dart-McLean & Lauren O’Conner's SHOWPAPER Hosted by Joe Ahearn, Ginny Benson Radio show A sampling of new bands around town featuring Dan Friel, Deerhoof, Laurel Halo, Delicate Steve, Ed Schrader's Music Beat, PC Worship, and more, plus a little about the cover art, horoscopes, and how to find good shows. Hosts Joe and Ginny discuss SHOWPAPER numer 151 artists Dana Dart-McLean & Lauren O’Conner, read your horoscopes, and play some music. This time around, they feature Dan Friel, Deerhoof, Laurel Halo, Delicate Steve, Ed Schrader's Music Beat, PC... Originally aired 3/25/13 Listen Read More »	RADIO // Emerging Underground Turner Williams Jr. Hosted by Joe Ahearn Radio show Artist and musician Turner Williams Jr. performs and talks with Joe Ahearn at the Clocktower about his amazing "shahai baajas" (a zither/drone/typewriter hybrid instrument) and his bands Ramble Tamble and Guardian Alien. Artist and musician Turner Williams Jr. of Ramble Tamble and Guardian Alien, and master of the amazing "shahai baaja," an electrified zither which has been modified with typewriter keys that de-tune several strings, plus 12 additional unfretted... Originally aired 3/18/13 Listen Read More »	RADIO // Experimental Intermedia Concerts Laetitia Morais, Missing for 10 Years Radio show Laetitia Morais's performance Missing for 10 Years, described by the artist as an articulation of "the anxiety caused by the lack of bonds when crossing an ocean, with 10 years of absence defined by law to the term of a life existence." A December 2011 performance articulating concepts described enigmatically by the artist as:: the anxiety caused by the lack of bonds when crossing an ocean, with 10 years of absence defined by law to the term of a life existence; sea salt is the... Originally aired 3/18/13 Listen Read More »